TORONTO — Stop us if you’ve heard this before: The Mavericks faced a severely undermanned opponent. They even took an early 15-point lead, then quickly squandered it.
This time the opponent was a Toronto team playing without five of its top eight rotation players, which made Saturday night’s 105-100 loss to the Raptors in Scotiabank Arena all the more frustrating. It followed the script of four previous defeats to short-handed teams.
Dallas has lost a season-high three straight games and four times in its last five outings. The Mavericks (9-9) are 1-6 on the road and now face a quick-turn Sunday night game in Milwaukee against the 13-5 Bucks.
